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Micaela

/miˈkeɪlə/ · 100% girls · 174 born in 2025

Micaela has been given to about 14,983 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/miˈkeɪlə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 14,035
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Micaela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 585
  • Born in 2025174
  • All time14,983
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Micaela?

Its best year was 1995, when 585 babies were given the name, ranking 439th. The typical living American called Micaela is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Micaela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mikaela0.97
  2. Michaela0.84
  3. Mikayla0.83
  4. Mikala0.83
  5. Kaela0.72
  6. Makayla0.68
  7. Isabella0.66
  8. Mckayla0.68

Middle names for Micaela

Ranked by flow score
  1. Micaela Rose0.85
  2. Micaela Louise0.85
  3. Micaela June0.84
  4. Micaela Pearl0.84
  5. Micaela Quinn0.84
  6. Micaela Nell0.84

Sibling names for Micaela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.96
  2. Daliasister · 0.96
  3. Thaliasister · 0.96
  4. Tianasister · 0.95
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.94
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.94

Where Micaela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.01%
  2. Alabama0.01%
  3. Arizona0.01%
  4. Texas0.01%
  5. Massachusetts0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Micaela White0.80
  2. Micaela Reyes0.80
  3. Micaela Nguyen0.80
  4. Micaela Lee0.80
  5. Micaela Hill0.80
  6. Micaela Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Micaela

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Micaela across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.